President Donald Trump has claimed that neither the Panama Canal nor the Suez Canal would “exist” without the United States, and demanded that American commercial and military vessels be allowed to pass through the crucial waterways free of…
Category: 2. World
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Ex-Shin Bet chief calls for nonviolent revolt at weekly anti-government rally
Thousands gathered at demonstrations across Israel on Saturday night to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and to call for a deal that would return the remaining 59 hostages and bring an end to the war in the Gaza…
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Lebanon’s president urges US, France to pressure Israel to end violations
Joseph Aoun condemns the Israeli attack on Beirut and calls on the U.S. and France to “assume their responsibility” as the sponsors of the ceasefire in Lebanon and tell Israel to end its violations of the deal.
The president said Israel is…
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‘Grandpa robbers’ held Kardashian at gunpoint
Getty Images / Raymond Hall
The morning after the heist, burglar Yunice Abbas went home to catch up on some sleep.
When he woke up, his wife was glued to the TV. The headline news of the day was that American reality TV star Kim Kardashian, 35, had…
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‘Our community is grieving,’ say festival organisers
Organisers of Vancouver’s annual Lapu Lapu festival in Canada, where a car ramming attack killed 11 people on Saturday, have said they are “heartbroken” and “collectively shattered”.
An exhausted and emotional RJ Aquino said the Filipino community…
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Defiant amid ruins: US airstrikes rock Sanaa
Abdullatif Al-washali
Press TV, Sana’a
In Yemen, American airstrikes have once again struck residential neighborhoods — this time in the early evening, as families…
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PA President Abbas names likely successor in move deemed ‘illegitimate, divisive’
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a close aide as the first-ever vice president and a potential successor in a move deemed by critics as “illegitimate and divisive.”
Hussein al-Sheikh,…
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Yemeni army attacks sensitive Israeli military sites with ballistic missiles
Yusef Mawry
Press TV, Sana’a
Despite weeks of relentless US airstrikes and billions spent trying to cripple Yemen’s capabilities, the Yemeni Armed Forces have not only…
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Death toll in Lapu Lapu festival attack rises to 11
Vancouver’s Filipino community has been left in shock and mourning after a car ramming attack left 11 people dead on Saturday.
The attack, which took place at the annual Lapu Lapu festival which celebrates Filipino culture, also left dozens…
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Israeli forces tighten siege on Jenin refugee camp, installing iron gates at entrances.
Teebah Assi
Press TV, Jenin
The Israeli occupation has intensified its operations in the West Bank, with a sharp focus on the Jenin refugee camp.
Military activity in the…
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